Coeratadas

Family: Boeotians · Role: general · First appears: Book 1, section 3

In Book 1, section 3, Clearchus left the government of Byzantium in the hands of Coeratadas and Helixus while he visited Pharnabazus. When the city was occupied, Coeratadas and Helixus hurried to the Agora with the garrison, but, finding the enemy in control, surrendered. During debarkation at Piraeus, Coeratadas escaped his guards and made his way safely to Decelia.

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Life events

• Coeratadas and Helixus surrendered after finding the enemy occupying the city.(Book 1, section 3 · 📍 Byzantium)
  • With: Helixus
  • “but finding the enemy in occupation, they had nothing for it but to give themselves up.”
• Coeratadas escaped his guards during debarkation and reached Decelia safely.(Book 1, section 3 · 📍 Piraeus)
  • “Coeratadas, in the midst of the crowd and confusion of debarkation at Piraeus, gave his guards the slip, and made his way in safety to Decelia.”

Book 1, section 3

• with Clearchus (Clearchus entrusted the city's government to Coeratadas.) “Clearchus, meanwhile, never dreaming that any one would be capable of such an act, had crossed over to the opposite coast to visit Pharnabazus; he had left everything in perfect order, entrusting the government of the city to Coeratadas and Helixus.”
• with Alcibiades (Coeratadas surrendered to the occupying Athenian force led by Alcibiades.) “Helixus and Coeratadas, in complete ignorance of the plot, hastened to the Agora with the whole of the garrison, ready to confront the danger; but finding the enemy in occupation, they had nothing for it but to give themselves up.”

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